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Definition of Outfling
1. n. A gibe; a contemptuous remark.
Definition of Outfling
1. Verb. (intransitive) To fling outward. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outfling
1. a sharp retort [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outfling
Literary usage of Outfling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poet Lore (1905)
"Vesna her banners shall outfling; And all the world shall know, 'tis Spring In
Muscovy! II. In Muscovy, O brooding Heart, No anarch snaps your bonds apart, ..."
2. Educational Dramatics by Emma Sheridan Fry (1917)
"Whereas the Conditioning of Centre is a kind of reaction to Contact, the Form at
Surface is a reaction to the outfling of Impulse. In the real-life process ..."
3. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"... outfling, and said: " If we look back to the history of efforts which have
made great changes, it is astonishing how many of them seemed hopeless to ..."
4. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1904)
"On the alder by the wall, Sweetest songster of them all Now outfling Notes that
ring Nature's matin call! Snowflakes cannot quench thy song, ..."
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